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Gareth Tan is a Senior Associate Director at APCO’s Southeast Asia office in Singapore and leads its technology practice, playing a coordinating role on regional technology accounts. Gareth brings to bear nearly a decade of experience with topics such as data governance, digital trade, and emergent technology to advise clients. Alongside this, Gareth is Regional Lead for the Digital Prosperity for Asia Coalition, an alliance of digital small businesses seeking ways to navigate the Asia-Pacific region’s changing policy landscape.
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In these roles, Gareth has represented APCO and the DPA to government agencies across the region, and at major events and meetings hosted by organizations like the World Trade Organization, ASEAN Secretariat, and APEC.
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Gareth is also a respected voice on technology issues and regularly contributes perspectives on digital trade, social media, and emergent technologies in Singaporean and regional news outlets such as TODAY Online, The Straits Times and Channel NewsAsia.

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